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NepalNational.com Saturday 13th March 2010 Issue 20100313
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Can I Retire Through The Turkish Pension System?
Today, I want to respond to a question about Turkish social-security applications. The question comes from Terry, who asks: “Dear Orhan, I have been working in Turkey with a work permit since...


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'old-time Radio Show' To Dial Up The Nostalgia
Gather 'round the old radio — sort of — for an evening of music and comedy at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry on Sunday. The local Pontiac Bay Orchestra will perform Big...
Young War Veterans Returning Home To Unemployment
The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make the...
Pension Rise Hit By Rate Rises: Report
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners expecting a pension rise next week may instead face a cut because of the Rudd government's belief in the strength of the economic recovery.As millions of...
Wotherspoon To Announce Speedskating Retirement On Saturday
Jeremy Wotherspoon will end his spectacular long-track speedskating career on Saturday when he announces his retirement from the sport at a news conference in the Netherlands. Michael Crowe, his...
Inquest For Elderly Crash Victim
An inquest is to be held into the death of an elderly crash victim in Cornwall.Frank Beer, 83, died when his Peugeot 107 was in collision with a Land Rover on the A30 at Lewannick, near Launceston,...
Anti-apartheid Activist Dies Aged 81
SOUTH African anti-apartheid activist Fatima Meer, a close friend of former president Nelson Mandela and supporter of the late Steve Biko, died in hospital overnight, a family friend...
Elderly Man Charged With Robbing Banks Released
TAMPA, Fla. -- The 73-year-old man charged with robbing three Tampa banks to pay his mortgage has been released from jail.James Bruce was released on his own recognizance at a court hearing Friday,...
Savannah, Ga., Square Destroyed In 1950s Reopens
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- For more than 55 years, Savannah counted Ellis Square among its lost historic treasures. Of the city's 22 public squares, Ellis Square was one of the first plotted in 1733. Since...
Patchwork Pension Plan Adds To Greek Debt Woes
Vasia Veremi may be only 28, but as a hairdresser in Athens, she is keenly aware that, under a current law that treats her job as hazardous to her health, she has the right to retire with a full...
Jpmorgan Top Hedge Fund, Pensions & Investments Says
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., the New York- based bank run by Jamie Dimon, is the world’s biggest hedge-fund firm by assets, according to Pensions & Investments...
Visa Warns Seniors Of Fraud
A credit-card company warned Nova Scotian seniors to be vigilant against scammers at a public meeting Thursday. Michael D'Sa, Visa's head of data security, said nearly one-fifth of all Canadians...
Pensions Due To Be Hit By Rate Rises
Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin last weekend announced the pension rises promised in the budget last year but also lifted the interest rate to calculate earnings on pensioners' assets from...
Rti Study Says Older Women Delay To Get Colposcopy
Older women whose pap spear tests showed atypical cells waited longer than younger women to get a colposcopy, putting them at greater risk of developing cervical cancer, a new study...
Unemployment Higher Among Young War Veterans
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year. That's well above the 16.6 percent jobless rate for...
Haiti: Don't Forget The Elderly
Elderly people need more attention in the response to January's earthquake in Haiti and more appreciation of the role they can play in the relief effort, say aid workers. Some 800,000 Haitians, or...
Pension Fund Management Workshop Held In St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Conference Room of the St Lucian Hotel was packed to capacity for the CMMB & First Citizens Pension Fund Management Workshop held on 9th March, 2010. The panel of...
Don’t Oust Our Legion, Elderly War Veterans Urge
A group of elderly veterans from Victoria has pushed the B.C. government into retreat from plans to evict the local legion.The veterans made an emotional plea for help Thursday after the government...
Pittards Pension Transfer Sewn Up
Yeovil leather firm Pittards has had its pension schemes accepted into the Government's Pension Protection Fund.The safety net pays compensation to workers whose company pension is likely to fall...
Patient Money: Finding The Right Care For The Elderly
After a couple of months in the hospital it became clear that my dad, Harvey Alderman, could not return to solo living. He was fragile and forgetful, and there was no way he could keep track of the...
Football And Tv Star Merlin Olsen Dies Aged 69
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a key member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died at the age of 69 on Thursday...
Charlottetown Seniors' Home To Be Replaced
Charlotte Court, the oldest seniors rental housing building on P.E.I., is going to be replaced. People living in Charlottetown residence have been complaining for months about the lack of repairs at...
Knee Replacement In Elderly Patients Shown To Improve Balance
, according to a study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The surgery also significantly improves dynamic balance among elderly...
Ten-year Project To Help Prevent Dementia Uses 1940s Study To Track Mental Development Over The Decades
But while Ian Deary's job is partly carried out with one foot in the past, his quadruple-screened computer in the corner shows just where his research is going – into the future. And he's hoping to...
Would You Blow The Whistle On Older Drivers?
An Institute of Advanced Motorists online poll has found that 73 percent of people would report elderly friends or relatives if they were worried about their driving. Of 1628 people who responded,...
Pensioners Burgled In City Raid
Two elderly woman, one of whom is in her 90s, have been burgled at a house in the Cavehill area of north Belfast.At about 2040 GMT on Thursday, police received a report that two men had forced their...
Fremont School Board Discusses Parcel Tax, Early Retirement
FREMONT — With their eyes set on a parcel tax, the school board this week unanimously approved spending up to $105,000 on consultant fees, public outreach and a poll to determine when and how...
Man Guitarist Dies Of Brain Tumour Aged 63
MICKY Jones, guitarist with legendary Welsh rock band Man, has died aged 63 after a long illness. Formed in 1968, Man became known for their progressive rock and “West Coast”...
Oasis Recognized For Brain Fitness Programming
OASIS, one of the most experienced and successful organizations providing lifelong learning and service opportunities for adults age 50 and over, has been awarded an American Society on Aging-MetLife...
Editorial: Fix Retirement Program Before Money Vanishes
At issue is the health of the Social Security Trust Funds, which collect payroll taxes to pay for Americans' retirement and disability benefits. Since 1984, the funds have taken in more than they...
Shankara's Natural, Anti-aging Bioregenesis Skincare Line Merges Western Science With Ancient Wisdom Of Ayurveda
The Shankara BioRegenesis Skin Care System includes the gem of the product line: Shankara's transformational, proprietary Regenesis-Energen BioComplex, the core component and catalyst within many of...
State Pension Plan Gets Overhaul
Public employees benefits in the state may never be the same -- at least for future hirees. Grappling with a $6.5 billion hole in long-term obligations, lawmakers approved the most dramatic...
Absent-mindedness Is A Middle-aged Male Problem, Research Shows
A study has shown that older men are more susceptible to absent-mindedness than women. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters It's been an endless source of aggravation between the sexes; how can men so...
Middle-aged Women Have Better Memories Than Men
In the University of London study, which included 9,600 people in their 50s, it was found that middle-aged women have better memories than men.In the first experiment, volunteers test listened to 10...